Basketball_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics
Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
International basketball tournament
Basketball contests at the 1996 Olympic Games was the fourteenth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It held from July 20 to August 4, 1996. Games took place in the Morehouse College Gymnasium and in the Georgia Dome.
| 14th Olympic Basketball Tournament | |||||||||
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| Atlanta 1996 | |||||||||
| Tournament details | |||||||||
| Olympics | 1996 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
| Host nation | United States | ||||||||
| City | Atlanta | ||||||||
| Duration | July 20 – August 4 | ||||||||
| Men's tournament | |||||||||
| Teams | 12 | ||||||||
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| Women's tournament | |||||||||
| Teams | 12 | ||||||||
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| Tournaments | |||||||||
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With the U.S. men's team winning the gold medal, Scottie Pippen would become the first person to win an NBA championship and Olympic gold medal in the same year twice, after having played for the Chicago Bulls in the NBA Finals.[1] He had previously played with the Bulls in the 1992 and later that year, for the "Dream Team" at the Barcelona Olympics.
An NOC may enter up to one men's team with 12 players and up to one women's team with 12 players. The reigning world champions and the host country qualify automatically, as do the winners of the five continental championships, plus the runner-up and third place from the Americas, the runner-up from Asia and the second through fourth places from the Europe tournament. For the women's tournament, the extra teams consisted of the runner-up from the Americas, in addition to the second and third places from Asia and Europe.
Men
| Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania | Automatic qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Angola |  Puerto Rico Argentina Brazil |  China South Korea |  FR Yugoslavia Lithuania Croatia Greece |  Australia |  United States – World champions and Olympic hosts |
Women
| Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania | Automatic qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zaire |  Canada Cuba | China South Korea Japan |  Ukraine Italy Russia | Australia | Brazil – World champions United States – Olympic hosts |
- Twelve teams are split into two preliminary round groups of six teams each.
- The top four teams from both groups qualify for the knockout stage.
- Fifth and sixth places from each group form an additional bracket to decide 9th–12th places in the final ranking.
- In the quarterfinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B4, A2 vs. B3, A3 vs. B2 and A4 vs. B1.
- The four eliminated from the quarterfinals form an additional bracket to decide 5th–8th places in the final ranking.
- The winning teams from the quarterfinals meet in the semifinals as follows: A1/B4 vs. A3/B2 and A2/B3 vs. A4/B1.
- The winning teams from the semifinals contest the gold medal. The losing teams contest the bronze.
Tie-breaking criteria:
- Head to head results
- Goal average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams
- Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group
Preliminary round
The four best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round.
Group A
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
Group B
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR Yugoslavia | 5 | 0 | 478 | 364 | +114 | 10 |
| Australia | 4 | 1 | 492 | 438 | +54 | 9 |
| Greece | 3 | 2 | 402 | 416 | −14 | 8 |
| Brazil | 2 | 3 | 498 | 494 | +4 | 7 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 4 | 447 | 465 | −18 | 6 |
| South Korea | 0 | 5 | 422 | 562 | −140 | 5 |
Knockout stage
| Quarterfinals (July 30) | Semifinals (August 1) | Gold medal (August 3) | ||||||||||||
| B1 | FR Yugoslavia
| 128 | ||||||||||||
| A4 | China
| 61 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | FR Yugoslavia
| 66 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Lithuania
| 58 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Lithuania
| 99 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | Greece
| 66 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | FR Yugoslavia
| 69 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | United States
| 95 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Australia
| 73 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Croatia
| 71 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Australia
| 73 | Bronze medal (August 3) | |||||||||||
| A1 | United States
| 101 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | United States
| 98 | A2 | Lithuania
| 80 | |||||||||
| B4 | Brazil
| 75 | B2 | Australia
| 74 | |||||||||
Preliminary round
The four best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round.
Group A
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
Group B
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 0 | 507 | 339 | +168 | 10 | |
| Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 354 | 358 | −4 | 8 | 1W–0L |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 369 | 319 | +50 | 8 | 0W–1L |
| Cuba | 2 | 3 | 365 | 377 | −12 | 7 | 1W–0L |
| South Korea | 2 | 3 | 347 | 389 | −42 | 7 | 0W–1L |
| Zaire | 0 | 5 | 287 | 447 | −160 | 5 |
Knockout stage
| Quarterfinals (July 31) | Semifinals (August 2) | Gold medal (August 4) | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Brazil
| 101 | ||||||||||||
| A4 | Cuba
| 69 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Brazil
| 81 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Ukraine
| 60 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Ukraine
| 59 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | Italy
| 50 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Brazil
| 87 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | United States
| 111 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Russia
| 70 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Australia
| 74 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Australia
| 71 | Bronze medal (August 4) | |||||||||||
| A1 | United States
| 93 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | United States
| 108 | A2 | Ukraine
| 56 | |||||||||
| B4 | Japan
| 93 | A3 | Australia
| 66 | |||||||||
| Rank | Men | Women | ||||||
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| Team | Pld | W | L | Team | Pld | W | L | |
 | United States | 8 | 8 | 0 | United States | 8 | 8 | 0 |
 | FR Yugoslavia | 8 | 7 | 1 | Brazil | 8 | 7 | 1 |
 | Lithuania | 8 | 5 | 3 | Australia | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 4th | Australia | 8 | 5 | 3 | Ukraine | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Eliminated at the quarterfinals | ||||||||
| 5th | Greece | 8 | 5 | 3 | Russia | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 6th | Brazil | 8 | 3 | 5 | Cuba | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 7th | Croatia | 8 | 4 | 4 | Japan | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 8th | China | 8 | 2 | 6 | Italy | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Preliminary round 5th placers | ||||||||
| 9th | Argentina | 7 | 4 | 3 | China | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 10th | Puerto Rico | 7 | 2 | 5 | South Korea | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Preliminary round 6th placers | ||||||||
| 11th | Angola | 7 | 1 | 6 | Canada | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 12th | South Korea | 7 | 0 | 7 | Zaire | 7 | 0 | 7 |
- Smith, Sam (August 4, 1996). "DREAM TEAM WITH GOLD MEDAL". Chicago Tribune. p. 1.
- 1996 Olympic Games: Tournament for Men, FIBA Archive. Accessed June 25, 2011.
- 1996 Olympic Games: Tournament for Women, FIBA Archive. Accessed June 25, 2011.